John,
Fortunately, the light has a switch inside the front door, so I have been able to reset it (but not consistently).
As for the IR sensors, I have told my friend's, neighbors and friends that the house was "clothing optional".... ha ha
... but on a more serious note, since the IR sensors are triggered by heat (not motion), I would assume a cat might trigger it but not bushes moving in the wind. Or, am I wrong in my assumption?
Frank P.
--- In Electronics_101@yahoogroups.com, "picengraver" <picengrave@...> wrote:
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> Frank,
> I'm not an expert in this, but all of the external motion sensor lights I have used will activate and stay on (until reset) when the AC power is interrupted for brief periods. Don't know if all are this way. Also, they all (most?) utilize infrared sensors, so "cold-bodied" (read "heavily dressed") people have to get closer to trigger them.
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> Regards,
> John Champlain
> www.picengrave.com
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> --- In Electronics_101@yahoogroups.com, "Frank P" <qz9090@> wrote:
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> > A friend of mine has a few outdoor motion sensor activated lights (for example, at her front door), and seems to be having trouble with them.
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> > 1) Is there an easy way to test the sensor/light? I have tried turning it on at the light switch (inside the house) and going out the door. When I do this, it seems to work properly, but we are unsure that it is working correctly all night. Does it come on for no reason? Some times it doesn't seem to activate until you're really close to the door.
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> > Is there some way to test the light functionality?
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> > 2) Also, in the light fixture at her front door, she put in a CFL bulb at one time and the light was having trouble functioning. Is it recommended that a CFL not be using in a motion sensor activated light fixture?
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> > I have read online that it may or may not be alright. Don't know?
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> > I would like to make sure the front door, motion sensor light is working correctly without camping out in front of front door. ;-)
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> > Any input or feedback would be appreciated.
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> > Frank P.
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